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Don’t Dig up the Seeds You’ve Planted in Your Business

By
Real Estate Broker/Owner with Selley Group Real Estate, LLC

Business Collisions

Beware! Like Bighorn Sheep butting their heads together, there is a violent collision happening between the rapid paces of technology and having enough sufficient time to evaluate the efficacy of your business procedures. As a result, there is quite a bit of spillage regarding your efforts and resources on many business techniques which were intended to enhance or to sustain your businesses. Regardless, change keeps occurring, faster, and faster, and at supersonic speeds.

In all likelihood, many of your efforts to rise or to remain among the cream-of-the-crop in the real estate industry are going to radically morph into something completely different, even as soon as the next year or two.

In truth, business transformation happens slowly over time, similar to planting seeds into the ground, then watching for that first shoot to sprout, and then eventually observing and tending to the care of something that starts out as delicate, and then matures into something beautiful, your choice of tree, which turns into something endurable and life-giving.

Rarely, does the growth process happen like we want it to these days, given the variables of technological change. We can’t sprinkle “Miracle Gro” on our businesses and watch them grow wildly and more quickly than the true alternative, which requires your nurturing attention to bloom your business into something extraordinary.

Remember this, doubt works against the transformation process. Not only is fear perpetuated, but doubt causes you to behaviorally act in a way that you’ll literally dig your seeds out of the ground before you can see the end results of your faithful efforts.

If fast-paced technology has you frustrated, consider operating this part of your business in the hybrid mode, in which you quickly adapt and acclimate accordingly. Regarding the other areas where the seeds haven’t sprouted yet, I’d encourage you to hold on tight, because more likely than not, something beautiful will sprout from the ground of your business, if you do not give into the winds of change.

Feel free to contact Colorado Springs Realtor, Cherise Selley, Broker/Owner of Selley Group Real Estate, LLC or you may contact our group of Colorado Springs Realtors @ www.selleygroup.com or 2139 Chuckwagon Rd, Ste 210 - Colorado Springs, Colorado 80919 - 719. 598. 5101

Portions of this article are written by Gordon, as framed by the expressed opinions of Cherise, but not proofread.

Mary Douglas
United Country Ponderosa Realty, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado - Red Feather Lakes, CO
REALTOR, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado

Hi Gordon, you reminded me of when I plant flower seeds - at first it's hard to tell if it's a flower popping up or a weed  .sometimes you have to wait and see before you pick anything. Given care the seeds of business will grow- we have to wait and see on those too! 

Jun 22, 2011 11:27 AM
Joe Cuchiara
Higher Ground Real Estate - Colorado Springs, CO

Gordon...looks like you and I are on the horticultural theme this week! What's up with that? :o)

Jun 22, 2011 12:19 PM
Sondra Meyer:
EXP Realty, LLC - Corpus Christi, TX
See It. Experience It. Live It.

Gordon, you've made a lot of great points here....as usual.  It can be challenging waiting to see if our efforts will be fruitful.  Comparing our efforts to seeds is a great analogy. 

Jun 22, 2011 12:32 PM
Connie Goodrich
Keller Williams Realty - McKinney, TX
CRS ABR (McKinney Realtor)Texas

A very well placed outlook and warning.  When I make adjustments or try something new I want to be sure I give adequate time to gage the level of success and am patient.  The trick is to understand that if you expand into a market you need to earn your business and that usually takes a thoughtful plan and time of consistency.  Great points!

Jun 22, 2011 03:33 PM
Cherise Selley
Selley Group Real Estate, LLC - Colorado Springs, CO
Colorado Springs Realtor

Mary,

We're speaking the same gardening message, perhaps we use a few different tools.  Regardless, I think we have the eye of patience to discern what's going to grow versus what needs to get pulled... g

Jun 23, 2011 03:10 AM
Cherise Selley
Selley Group Real Estate, LLC - Colorado Springs, CO
Colorado Springs Realtor

David,

Thanks for commenting on two blog posts today... g

Jun 23, 2011 03:10 AM
Cherise Selley
Selley Group Real Estate, LLC - Colorado Springs, CO
Colorado Springs Realtor

Joe,

Just read yours.  It's nice to know that God waters our work... g

Jun 23, 2011 03:11 AM
Cherise Selley
Selley Group Real Estate, LLC - Colorado Springs, CO
Colorado Springs Realtor

Sondra,

It's going to be great to run into you someday.  It seems like you have a keen sense of gardening - I mean business... g

Jun 23, 2011 03:12 AM
Cherise Selley
Selley Group Real Estate, LLC - Colorado Springs, CO
Colorado Springs Realtor

Connie,

It's that earning part about business that does separate the growth from the weeds... g

Jun 23, 2011 03:13 AM
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Gordon,

How did I miss this post, you made excellent points about growth.  A

Jun 23, 2011 10:01 AM
Gary Woltal
Keller Williams Realty - Flower Mound, TX
Assoc. Broker Realtor SFR Dallas Ft. Worth

I am a firm believer that everything new is not necessarily good for your business. For example the efficacy of Twitter for business -- is it worthwhile or not? Or only partially worthwhile with certain age groups? Much evaluation should be on new things, and new is not always better it turns out is the reality. Not always at least.

Jun 25, 2011 11:05 AM